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Great Wyrley Town · South Staffordshire

Great Wyrley Town: your neighbourhood

Great Wyrley Town electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.3% here, compared with 29.4% across South Staffordshire (6.1 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 7% here, compared with 11% across South Staffordshire (3.5 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.8% here, compared with 19.3% across South Staffordshire (2.5 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.2%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,352 out of 5,161.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

259 out of 5,146.

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People counted in the census

5,153

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

5,153 out of 5,153.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.3%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,007 out of 4,326.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

53.7%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,190 out of 2,216.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.1%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

379 out of 2,216.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.5%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,837 out of 4,320.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,375 out of 4,320.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

144 out of 4,320.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.8%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

944 out of 4,326.

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Homes rented privately

7%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

158 out of 2,223.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.2%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,306 out of 4,320.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

309 out of 2,223.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Great Wyrley Town

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

108 out of 4,320.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Great Wyrley Town ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

373 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 398 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Great Wyrley Town ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 30 mapped crimes in September 2024; 30 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Great Wyrley Town
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024300
October 2024393
November 2024492
December 2024362
January 2025391
February 2025451
March 2025254
April 2025244
May 2025345
June 2025263
July 2025234
August 2025283
September 2025410
October 2025329
November 2025333
December 2025367
January 2026220
February 2026321
March 2026452
April 2026283
May 2026243
June 2026311
July 2026195
August 2026306
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Great Wyrley Town
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime137
shoplifting65
public order38
vehicle crime34
criminal damage arson28
other theft22
robbery16
drugs13
other crime9
burglary8
possession of weapons3
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across South Staffordshire →